:rolleyes2: STARVING

Omg...I am starving. I decided to start my "diet" today. I am really not sure when I am supposed to start...someone said two weeks before surgery and that sorta stuck in my head. I am about 4 weeks from surgery but figured I might as well begin now.

So this morning...I woke up and I really wasn't hungry. THANK GOODNESS. About an hour after I got up I had hunger pains. So...I made my protein shake...it's alright. Not great but damn it could be good with some peanutbutter and a bannana in it! I called hubby...do you think I could add some PB and a banana to this shake? His reply "Um....NO!" :tt2: Hmmmph! I drank it straight.

I read email, fiddled around and got showered and ready for errands. Had to go pay bills and such. By the time I left the house it was about 11:00. Too early for lunch and I wasn't feeling any hunger pains. I have decided to really try and wait til I get the growling in my stomach to eat/drink.

:biggrin: No sooner did I get on the road...I got hungry. Damn...I decided to stop and get an ice tea...I looked at the 7-11 type store to see if they maybe had some slim fast singles but no... I went for the tea. Man...you really got to look at labels. Who knew tea could have carbs in it! NOT ME. I got an Arizona Blueberry Green tea, diet of course and no carbs. It was tasty but not nearly as cold as I like them...it will have to do.

I did errands and kept thinking of food. Driving around town is DANGEROUS for me...it's my time to start grazing. Too many fast food signs, bakeries, and stuff. I talked myself out of stopping at any of them. I was feeling empowered and victorious by my strength to resist.

Then....I got to the grocery store. OMG!

I knew I had to get in and out FAST and if I didn't I would ram someone with my cart or drop down in the cookie isle with my face deep in a package of oreo's. Neither would be a pretty site...there were kids and seniors in the store. It took all I had to shop sensibly! Hell all I can eat until surgery is chicken, fish and green veggies! There is NO WAY I can make it. I decided Icould go off plan slightly as long as it was within boundaries...sticking with low fat and low carb. Have you ever noticed how anything that tastes sinful is neither low fat or low carb.

:eek: About that time the bakery lady came on to announce HAM AND CHEESE CROSSIANTS hot and fresh now only $1.79! Oh Lord help me. I started to move faster, ducking in and out of isles like a professional football player. I went left and then right, squeezing pass every old fart in my way...I did have a near mishap with a toddler but the :blushing: brat was bouncing off the walls and driving me nuts anyway. I might have sorta brushed his hand as I went by and he was flinging around! Ooops. I like kids...really I do, just not when I am starving! lol

Finally I got home and threw all the cold stuff n the fridge. I decided I needed to eat. I will have a shake for dinner. I was shaking by the time I sat down with my food. A low carb wheat tortilla (very small) with one slice of turkey and a little grated cheese . I rolled it up and had it with two spoons of cottage cheese. My goodness I could eat 10 of them, but I haven't. Four weeks of shakes two times a day is going to be a nightmare. I did however, purchase some ready made slim fast drinks just in case I am ever on the go again I can be prepared and have one in my purse.

Whew... now what time is dinner again?

WOW Girl......sounds like when I started.........suggestion though, not sure about your Doc but mine says heck no on the Slm Fast shakes as they do not give you what you really need. Also, I mixed in frozen strawberries, blueberries and a banana with my protein shakes. I too have to have mine very very cold, so I blended in skim milk and ice.

Let me tell you, that makes ALL the difference in the world. I started my protein shakes one week before my surgery, which was Tuesdaym 4/29/2008m and I lost 8lbs.

Now, all I had were the protien shakes and Propel water, but when you add the fruit to them, it makes a world of difference. Try using, if you have on near you, Smoothie King's Gladiator Low Carb Meal Replacement. It has 45g protein and only 1g carb!!

It does S-U-C-K in the begining, but you get use to it and pretty soon, heck they are like a real meal. I know, a tad boring, but when you look at the big picture, it is worth it in the long run!!!

Keep it up and good luck!!!!!

That cracks me up! You have such a wonderful sense of humor and a great writing style! Keep writing! Oh, and I have nothing good to add - I didn't have to do a pre-op, other than the day before - and that one day, I thought I was going to die!

I am 3 months since my banding....with a 15 pound weight los:thumbup:s sofar. It's so hard to change old habits. Any suggestions for keepin on trac...